9/03/2009

I prepared the two following background images.The side of a spoonThe upper side of a spoon

These images are automatically resized by 256x256 by TATARA.

Let's make a spoon from the following steps.1) Select Cylinder 32x32 by New on the File menu.2) Make the side of a spoon in WAPPA mode.3) Only a half should make the upper surface of a spoon in TSUCHI mode.4) Make the upper surface using Mirror.5) Make the side of a fork in TSUCHI mode.6) Smooth the cup of a spoon.7) Close one side of the side in TSUCHI mode.8) Close both of sides by Mirror.9) Maximize.

Let's make a spoon.

Select 32x32 of Cylinder by New on the File menu.

Set Level of Detail on the View menu as Middle.

Click WAPPA tab.

Select Load Background on the View menu and display the image which looked at the fork from width.

As shown in the following figure, each arrange the control points of five yellow area.

And where the control point of five yellow area is each selected, right-click an edit pane and select Vertical Align. The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+E.Because an up-and-down control point overlaps, you can do edit of the upper surface of a spoon simply.

The edit pane is displayed as follows.

The form of the edge of the right and left of the cup of the spoon was made. The part of a cup is made later.

Let's make the upper side of a spoon.

Click the TSUCHI tab.

Click the XZ button at the lower left of the edit pane.

Then, The edit pane is displayed as follows. To make the space which closes the edge of the right and left of a spoon, flatten the part selected as shown in the following figures.

Then, it is as follows.

Select Load Background on the View menu and specify a background image on top.

Then, The edit pane is displayed as follows.

Let's make an upper half. Please do not move a central control points.

Select the yellow area of the following figures and arrange along with the outline of a spoon.

Then, it is as follows. Furthermore, pressing the Ctrl key, drag an upper right control point and transform the selection range. Please move the control point perpendicularly.

Select the yellow area of the following figures and arrange along with the outline of a spoon.

Then, it is as follows. Furthermore, pressing the Ctrl key, drag an upper right control point and transform the selection range. Please move the control point perpendicularly.

Select the yellow area of the following figures and arrange along with the outline of a spoon.

Then, it is as follows. Furthermore, pressing the Ctrl key, drag an upper right control point and transform the selection range. Please move the control point perpendicularly.

Select the yellow area of the following figures and arrange along with the outline of a spoon.

Then, it is as follows. Furthermore, pressing the Ctrl key, drag an upper right control point and transform the selection range. Please move the control point perpendicularly.

Then, it is as follows.

Let's arrange the upper and lower sides symmetrically.

As shown in the following figure, the face of a mirror consists of red and a green line.

Select Mirror 08-GG from 00-G7 on the Edit menu.

Click the XY button of the displayed dialog.

As shown in the following figures, the lower half has been symmetrically arranged with the upper half.

Let's make the part of the cup of a spoon.

Select the control point of the square of the yellow area of the following figure.Even if you have not selected the round gray control point, they are rearranged automatically.

Click the XY button at the lower left of the edit pane.

Let's use the background image of the side once again.

TSUCHI mode has a background image for every screen of three buttons at the lower left of an edit pane.

Select Load Background on the View menu and specify the image of the side of a spoon.

Then, it is displayed as follows. As shown in the following figures, drag the selected control point, and make the dent of the center of a spoon.

As shown in the following figure, rearrange five yellow area in blue area.

It becomes as it is shown in the following figure.

Let's smooth the cup of the spoon. Before that, let's check a setup of Smooth.

Select Setup on the File menu.

Set Smooth Radius as 1.5 and click the OK button.

Select the control point of the yellow area of the following figure.Please do not select the control point the left end of a cup, and at the right edge of the handle of spoon.